The Nigerian Government has added Emirate Airlines to the list of airlines banned from operating in the country, Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika confirmed on Friday. The Minister who made the announcement on social media said the ban will be effective from Monday, September 21, 2020. “The PTF sub-committee met today with EU Ambassadors to discuss Lufthansa,…
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After a snub on the list of 15 nations deemed ‘safe’ for their citizens to travel to the European Union, Nigeria has reacted to the announcement. On Thursday, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika announced the daily briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 that it would not reopen its air space to travellers from…
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On Sunday July 26, the Federal Government announced that 14 airports have now resumed full domestic flight operations following three months shut down of commercial flight activities as a measure to contend the spread of COVID-19. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who announced this in a tweet through his official Twitter handle, said ministerial approvals for private and…
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On Wednesday, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika announced the resumption of domestic flights in the country. He made this known via his official Twitter account where he stated that Abuja and Lagos airports will resume domestic operations on July 8, while the Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri and Maiduguri airports would resume on the 11th. Other…
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Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has announced the suspension of a charter and aircraft maintenance firm, Executive Jet Services, for conveying controversial singer Naira Marley, to Abuja to attend a Drive-In concert. The Minister said this during the Presidential Task Force briefing in Abuja on Monday revealing that the aircraft was supposed to fly an Appeal Court Judge,…
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Rotimi Amaechi Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi’s media aide, Mr. David Iyofor has replied the former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode who, in a tweet, alleged that Mr. Amaechi indeed owns both the apartment and the billions of money in both local and foreign currencies found on Wednesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…
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We deliver the most recent information on top stories in politics, sports, current affairs, foreign news and more in this column. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday donated N21m to the Lagos campus of the Nigerian Law School for the provision of bunk beds in the 245 rooms in the…
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